How Walmart Is Automating Its Supply Chain to Deliver Video

What is the key role of Walmart's Alphabot?

• Assisting customers in-store

• Picking items for online orders

• Delivering packages to customers

• Managing inventory in stores

What percentage of orders can be picked in under 12 minutes by Alphabot?

• 50%

• 65%

• 80%

• 95%

What is the advantage of Walmart's market fulfillment centers (MFCs)?

• They have a larger inventory

• They reduce congestion in stores

• They offer faster delivery than other methods

• They provide a better shopping experience

How many bots are there in Walmart's Alphabot system?

• 100

• 50

• 175

• 150

What is the purpose of the picking station in the MFC?

• To scan and label the items

• To carry the empty bins

• To consolidate the customer's order

• To bring the items to the associate

What advantage does Walmart have over Target in terms of faster delivery?

• Walmart has a larger online customer base

• Walmart has more fulfillment centers

• Walmart offers free shipping to all customers

• Walmart has a web of stores across the US

Walmart has a huge built-in advantage when it comes to fast delivery. It has a web of more than ​ (a)   stores across the United States alone. More than ​ (b)   of those stores offer ​ (c)   delivery directly from those locations.

• 4,600
• 3,000
• 5,200
• 4,000
• same-day
• next day

Walmart is also investing in _____ large facilities that it calls next generation fulfillment centers and 3 of which are already opened.

• 100

• 10

• 5

• 12

What is the advantage of Walmart's next generation fulfillment centers?

• They are fully automated

• They are attached to Walmart Supercenters

• They offer same-day delivery

• They have a smaller footprint

E-commerce delivery, especially small little items to your doorstep is not profitable.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

E-commerce delivery, especially small little items to your doorstep in any form is not necessarily profitable.